The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-02-09
Your correspondent here asserts that his

Your correspondent here asserts that his
time Is so taken up by his school duties that
il is impossible for him TO pick up any items
and wishes us to WELD the pencil.
One of the Waverly bachelor farmers was
here at the Sunday evening service. The last
we saw of him, he WAS slowly meandering
along with one of our beautiful widows.
Mart. Westcott has rented his house and
two lots here for year to Mr.. Carpenter of
New York. who comes here to buy farm
but wishes time TO look around and make
his choice.
That man who was around trying Ia get a
warrant for the arrest of his wife for batting
him over the eye, failed to enlist the SYM
pathy of our justices, their mental verdict
being, ''seryed him right"
Stanton q Brotherton have had bad luck
with some of their potatoes on account of
the cold weather, some freezing before being
put into the car. We hope Allies last
venture will turn out better.
Our proximity to certain persons in church
on Sunday last who use tobacco put us in
mind of the poet who wrote, 80. would the
Lord that giftie sell us, to smell ourselves as
ithers smell u.s." or words to that effect.
We would like to ask if il is not morally
right for a senator TO vote as his constituents
wish rather than to stick to party? No
doubt it is, but il is more morally right to
vote right even if some of his constituents
should kick. Ed.
For the benefit of old comrades, we will
say that we have received letter from the
drummer Boy" of Co. Sc" lst Eng's and
Mech's. His address is Pompeii, Gratiot
county, Mich. He is supervisor of that
town and weighs 1917 pounds.
Johnny Gault has been back from Kansas
for some time recuperating from the effects
of his sojourn in that land of billiards. and
grasshoppers. He will return soon, accom-
panied by Allie Niles who has also bought a
farm there. He reports Elmer Hyames as on
the high road TO success
Now isn't il entirely wrong to refuse a
man two pensions? IT a man did good
service in the Mexican war, and is deserving
pension and also went through the late
unpleasantness' and came out manned and
incapable of supporting his family. isn't it
justice TO give him the benefit of all pensions?
Elder Walker has returned to his home in
the state of New York. He is well pleased
with this place and will probably preach here
during the coming year. A vote taken
on Sunday with that object in view, resulted
sixty to fifteen in his favor. On Sunday
evening the church was crowded to hear his
farewell sermon.
We never thought of it before, but come
TO look it over what a sham the Soldiers
Home seems to be. soldier with family
cannot reap the benefit of the Home without
leaving all he holds most dear. no matter how
much his wife may have suffered during the
three or four years of his service. We think
this should be remedied IL possible.
Clark Beardslee tried for five years TO get
a pension on a certain alleged disability.
Two years ago it was rejected for the third
time. He then put i'll claim for disability
incurred by prison life which was allowed.
One year passed and he wrote the com
missioner enquiring what evidence was
necessary to reopen his old claim. The
only answer he received was Il notice that
his claim was allowed with arrears amounting
to something over $500 Verify this pension
business is "A lottery.